Your chosen major will determine many requirements as you progress toward your degree at Wellesley.
院长院长顾问在那里有帮助。
Certain common requirements for graduation apply regardless of your major, the key points of which we outline here. Students with questions about Wellesley College degree requirements should speak with their class dean.
单位要求
The Wellesley degree requires 32 units of credit. It is fine to have more than 32, but if you have fewer (even 31.99) your degree is not complete.
您可以通过在Wellesley占用的1.25单元课程中占用分数单位积累的程度来申请不超过两个单位。双单位限制也适用于通过Wellesley 0.5单元课程的分数单元的积累;但是,0.5单位课程的规则已暂停在学术年2023-2024。
你的32个单位,你米ust take 16 units at Wellesley (MIT units are considered Wellesley units). You may earn up to 16 units through a combination of the following: AP credits (no more than four units, or eight for students who entered before fall 2006), courses taken at another institution during the summer (no more than four units), courses taken at another institution during the academic year (no more than four units per semester and eight units total—except in the case of transfer students and Davis Scholars), and courses taken at a college or university prior to your graduation from high school but not included in your high school record (no more than four units). No more than four units may be earned through a combination of AP credits and courses taken at a college or university prior to graduation from high school and not included in your high school record.
Of the 32 units required for the degree, you must have at least 18 units outside any single department.
Distribution Requirements
You must complete:
- three units total (at least one unit from each distribution area) in Language and Literature and Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video;
- 社会和行为分析的一个单位,以及以下三个分布区域中的两组,总计:认识论和认知;宗教,道德和道德哲学;和历史研究;和
- three units total (at least one from each distribution area) in Natural and Physical Science and Mathematical Modeling and Problem Solving. At least one unit must be a laboratory unit.
学生必须通常在Wellesley的每个分销集团中完成三个单位中的两个单位(例外是转移学生和戴维斯学者,他们应该咨询院校)。
If you intend to apply a non-Wellesley course towards a distribution requirement, the course must be equivalent to a full Wellesley unit (or you may transfer credit for more than one course to make up a full unit). The exception is courses taken on one of the formalized resident exchange programs (e.g., Twelve College, Mills, Spelman) and their cross-registered programs. At these schools, for the purpose of distribution (but not for the degree), a course will be equivalent to one full unit, subject to department approval.
You may count one unit of language study at the second-year level toward the Language and Literature requirement. You may also count any language course beyond the second-year level toward this requirement.
AP units may not be used to fulfill distribution requirements.
写入125个课程不满足任何分发要求,除非您完成的部分与部门交叉列出(例如,编写125 / ART历史100)。
Independent study courses (250s and 350s) cannot be used to satisfy distribution requirements.
写作要求
所有进入的学生都必须在第一年完成一个学期的展示书写。满足此要求的课程提供了写作计划. Transfer students and Davis Scholars who have not fulfilled a similar requirement must also complete one semester of expository writing.
外语要求
Each candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts must show, ordinarily before the beginning of her senior year, that she has some proficiency in the use of at least one language, ancient or modern, other than English. The requirement may be met in one of the following ways:
对于进入2020年秋季或以后的学生:
- Students may fulfill the language requirement by completing two units of language study at the second-year college level as defined by the language department or program; or
- 通过Placement考试展示高级工作准备的学生通过PAINMENT考试,通过5分或通过IB更高水平得分为5或以上,可以通过完成这种语言教授的一个工作单位来完成语言要求在由部门或计划确定的高级课程中,或通过以不同的语言完成两个介绍性工作的学期;要么
- Students may fulfill the language requirement with course work done at another institution, subject to approval by the appropriate department or program (this requirement may not be met by independent work); approval will typically include a placement test, and may include a requirement that the student take an additional course in the language at Wellesley; or
- Students who are native speakers or very advanced learners of languages other than English may fulfill the language requirement by permission of the appropriate department or program (in cases of speakers of languages not taught at Wellesley, by presenting documentation to the Academic Review Board of proficiency in that language).
对于在2020年下降之前输入的学生:
By completing study of a language through the second-year college level (through the Wellesley course numbered 202, or, in the case of Latin, 201); or
In cases where the student can demonstrate to the appropriate department or program through a placement test that she has adequate preparation, by completing one unit of work taught in the foreign language above the course numbered 202 (the appropriate department or program will determine the appropriate placement for these students); or
By course work done at another institution, subject to approval by the appropriate department or program (this requirement may not be met by independent work); approval will typically include a placement test, and may include a requirement that the student take an additional course in the language at Wellesley; or
By passing one of the language tests of the College Entrance Examination Board, either the SAT II at a score of at least 690, or the Advanced Placement Examination at a score of 5; or by passing a Higher Level IB language exam with a score of 5, 6 or 7.
In cases of students who are native speakers or very advanced learners of languages other than English, by permission of the appropriate department or program (in cases of speakers of languages not taught at Wellesley, by presenting documentation to the Academic Review Board of proficiency in that language).
Quantitative Reasoning and Data Literacy Requirement
这是两部分的要求。所有学生必须满足定量推理(QR)组件和数据素养(DL)组件。
要求的QR组分可以通过成功完成QR 140来满足,概述定量推理。或者,学生可以通过QR评估证明他们对材料的理解来满足QR组分。QR组件应在学生的第一年完成。
To complete the DL component of the requirement, all students must also pass a data literacy (formerly QR overlay) course that involves analyzing and interpreting data in a scientific or social context. The Committee on Curriculum and Academic Planning has designated courses in various departments as DL courses; they are identified as such in the individual course descriptions in the Wellesley College Catalog. You can also check theQR主页有关DL课程的更新列表。AP统计考试中的分数为5相当于完成QR / Stat 150:数据素养简介,因此满足了需求的数据识字组成部分。
Wellesley学位需要四个300级单元。
At least two 300-level units must be completed in your major. (Some majors require more; check your major's specific requirements.) There is no limit to the number of 300-level courses you can take in one department, nor are you required to take 300-level courses outside your major.
至少有两个300级工作的单位必须在你的最后两年里完成(无论您如何完成为一年的学生或二手学生或大学),无论您有多少300级单位)。
In order to get 300-level credit for work done elsewhere than at Wellesley, you must get the approval of the appropriate Wellesley department chair, who is likely to want to review not only a course description but also the course syllabus and the papers and exams you submitted. Use the transfer credit form on theRegistrar's websiteto ask for this approval.
Several MIT courses have been pre-approved for 300-level credit; check with the Registrar's office. Please note that the political science department accepts no transfer credits at the 300 level, including MIT courses.
For the purpose of 300-level credit (but not for the degree), a course taken on one of the formalized resident exchange programs (Twelve College, Mills, Spelman) and their cross-registered programs will be equivalent to one unit, subject to department approval.
Multicultural Requirement
您必须向您的院校提交多元文化要求表格。如果批准,您的Dean将通知书记官长的办公室。除了与另一个部门或计划交叉汇出的课程之外,第一年的写作课程可能不用于满足多元文化要求。
主要要求
College legislation stipulates a minimum of eight units for a major. However, many departments and programs require more than eight units. Make sure that you know the requirements of your major(s) and that you have a reasonable plan for meeting them.
在第二学期学期年初或在第一学期结束时,您应该在注册商办公室申请重大宣言,如果您计划在初级年内的Wellesley学习。您将正式确认您在高级秋季的专业。
Minors
A minor is not a degree requirement but an "extra" that some students may elect. Check the Wellesley College Catalog or each department's Web page to determine which departments offer minors. If you are interested in completing a minor, see the Department Chair about courses, requirements, and an advisor.
You may have one major, a major and a minor, or two majors. It is not possible to declare two majors and also a minor, nor is it possible to declare a major and two minors. You can, of course, complete the course work for as many majors and minors as you have time for.
体育Requirement
虽然它没有出现在您的成绩单上,但体育是除戴维斯学者外的所有学生的程度要求。(转移学生将依赖于年度和学期的入学学期的体育需求。通常,预计大学生参加的学生将在Wellesley完成四个学分。通常会考虑在初级年内承认的学生。完成了这一学位要求。)如果您不确定您的体育需求的状态,请检查工作日。
转移信用
If you began at Wellesley as a first-year student, you may transfer a total of eight units from work completed at another institution during the academic year. (Students who transfer into Wellesley after beginning college elsewhere should see the Class Dean.)
Only four units may be transferred towards the Wellesley degree from summer school, other than Wellesley College. There is no limit to the number of Wellesley College Summer School units you can count towards the degree.
为了考虑转移信贷,您必须通常通过C或更好的字母等级来传递课程。例外是我们的交流学校(Mills,Spelman或12-College Exchange学校之一)课程,您可以在那里获得与该机构通过的转让信贷。